For Immediate Release Contacts: Carly Peters (651) 602-6034 Thursday, July 21, 2016 Kathy Ross (651) 602-5736

NATIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR MINNESOTA WILD 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild today announced that 12 of its games will be nationally televised during the 2016-17 NHL regular season. Eleven of the contests will be broadcast on NBCSN, while Minnesota’s game against Detroit in Saint Paul on Sunday, Feb. 12, will be broadcast on NBC at 2 p.m. CT. The Wild will host eight of its 12 nationally televised games at Xcel Energy Center, including a stretch of three straight home games, Feb. 8-12. The Wild’s national broadcast schedule begins on Sunday, Jan. 8, as Minnesota visits Anaheim at 7 p.m. CT. The game marks Wild Head Coach Bruce Boudreau’s return to Anaheim and his first game against his former club. The final of the Wild’s 12 national broadcasts will mark Minnesota’s last game at historic Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, as the Red Wings move to a new arena in 2017-18. All four meetings between the Wild and Central Division-rival Chicago Blackhawks will be broadcast nationally. Last season, three of the five regular-season matchups between the teams were broadcast nationally. Minnesota has won seven consecutive regular-season games against the Blackhawks. The broadcast schedule includes a time change to the Minnesota Wild 2016-17 regular-season schedule released in June: the contest on Tuesday, March 21, when Minnesota hosts the San Jose Sharks at Xcel Energy Center, has been moved back 30 minutes and will begin at 7:30 p.m. CT.

2016-17 MINNESOTA WILD NATIONAL TV BROADCAST SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (CST) Network Sunday, Jan. 8 at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. Montreal Canadiens Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Sunday, Jan. 15 at Chicago Blackhawks United Center 6 p.m. NBCSN Thursday, Jan. 26 vs. St. Louis Blues Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Wednesday, Feb. 8 vs. Chicago Blackhawks Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Friday, Feb. 10 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Sunday, Feb. 12 vs. Detroit Red Wings Xcel Energy Center 2 p.m. NBC Tuesday, Feb. 21 vs. Chicago Blackhawks Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Monday, Feb. 27 vs. Los Angeles Kings Xcel Energy Center 7 p.m. NBCSN Sunday, March 12 at Chicago Blackhawks United Center 6 p.m. NBCSN Tuesday, March 21 vs. San Jose Sharks Xcel Energy Center 7:30 p.m. NBCSN Sunday, March 26 at Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena 6 p.m. NBCSN

The Wild’s 2016-17 local television broadcast schedule will be released at a later date. All Minnesota Wild radio broadcasts will be available on KFAN 100.3 FM with any preempted contests heard on KOOL 108 FM. For information about Minnesota Wild Season Tickets or to join the Wild Warming House, the only way to secure future season tickets, visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative at 651-222-WILD.

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